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A02883	The seconde parte of the Domesticall or housholde sermons for a godly housholder, to his childre[n] and familie: compyled by the godly learned man Christopher Hegendorffine, doctor most necessarye for all faythefull housholders: now first translated out of laten in to English by Henry Reginalde.; Domestycal or householde sermons. Part 2	Hegendorph, Christoph, 1500-1540.; Reginald, Henry, fl. 1548-1549.	1549 (1549)	STC 13022; ESTC S113439	23,987	67

the laste chap and here referre Christes saiynges Iohn .xvii. chap. This is the lyfe euerlastyng that they may know the to be the only very god and him which thou hast sent Iesu Christ Beholde he saieth that the lyfe euerlasting is the knowledge of the father and Christs And this eternall lyfe shall apperrayne to sa 〈…〉 tho●● that be godly the wicked synners truely shall liue alway but to this purpose that they shal alway continue and remain in euerlastyng paynes Wherefore Dauid saith Psal .xxxi. The death of synners is cursed as he might say although in this lyfe god doth not punish alway sinners yet for all that aster this lyfe they shall be punished of god greuously And therfore loke here vpon the saiyng of Christ Matt .xxv. chap. And these shall go that ●o to say the vngodly into euerlastynge punishmēt but those that be godly to euerlastyng lyfe for this euerlastyng life and eternall ioye as Esai saith in y ● .xxxv. chap. is deuided and geuen to vs of god for Iesu Christes sake Roma 5. So that grace shold reigne by righteousnes to euerlasting life by Iesu Christ Ro .vi. ch The life euerlastyng is the gyfte of god by Christ Iesu our lord And truely this lyfe euerlastyng is not deuided to all mē by Christ but only to those which beleue in Christe that is whiche do beleue that Christ by his deathe his resurrection by his as 〈…〉 to the h 〈…〉 hath deserued for 〈…〉 ●ife euerlastyng Iohn iii 〈…〉 beleueth 〈…〉 sonne 〈…〉 lyfe euerlastyng and he that beleueth not in the sonne shal not see life but y ● wrath of god doth remain vpon him Iohn .vi. ch This is his wyll whiche sent me that euery one whiche seeth the sonne and beleueth in hym hath euerlastyng life and I shall rayse hym in the latter daye and in the same chap. Verily verily I say vnto you he that beleueth in me hath euerlastyng life marke this word hath This euerlastyng life gotten for vs by Chryst shall cause that as I truste weibeloued children when Christe shall call vs from hence we shall willyngly departe seeing that ye perfitely know Iames .iiii. chap That ye shall vanishe awaye out of this transitory world not muche vnlike vnto a smoke whiche doth appere for a lyttle time so both vanish awai so for to go to euerlasting life In the which we shal see Christ face to face whom here we do perceiue as a figure in a glas as I might vse the wordes of S. Paul that is to say only euen with faith in wordes .i. Cor .xiii. chapter The grace of our lord Iesu Christ the loue of god the partaking of the holy gost be with al you So be it The seuententh domesticall or houshold sermon vnto their chyldren of Baptisme OF late in a certayn sermon welbeloued childrē I haue said that in the Churche of Christe there is remission of sinnes whiche is cōmunicated to you by the sacramentes and that ye may the more liuelye vnderstand it I will speake a fewe wordes of the sacramentes and chiefly of those whyche Christe hath instituted that is to saye of Baptisme and the supper of the Lorde and in this present sermon we will begin to speake of baptisme and an other time yf god wyll send vnto me his grace I shall speake of the supper of the lord and least this word sacrament should troble you marke that this word sacrament is for the most part diffined of diuines that it is a vysible fourme of the inuysyble grace of Christ as for an exaumple Baptisme of the whiche we speake is a Sacramente for in that is a visible fourme for as I shall vse the woordes of S. Augustine whiche he writeth to Marcellin●● ▪ in his fyrst epistle In baptisme the eyes ●● see the puttynges into the wa●●r or the touchynges of the water but the ea●es heare the promyse of grace Whosoeuer shal beleue and shalbe baptysed shalbe saued With these sensyble thynges God geueth vs his inuisyble grace and redemption which is in christ Iesu And these fewe wordes be spoken of the definition of a sacrament and now I come to baptisme of the whiche euery christen man ought to knowe thre thynges First what is baptisme afterward wherfore babtism is instituted thē who be made partakers of baptisme That I may god vnto the fyrste baptisme is nothyng els but water put vnto the word and commaundemente of God and by that word sanctified or that I wil brieflyer define it Baptisme is the water of god not that this water of the owne nature is better then other water but that vnto this water both the word of God and the commaundement also is put vnto it But here some mā might say what maner of woord is that And what maner of commaundemente of god is that where with baptisme is made Hea●●●● the word of god is that that Christ saith Marke the last chap. Whosoe●er shal be leue and shalbe baptised he shalbe saued whosoeuer shal not beleue shalbe dā●ed This is the cōmaundement of god that Christ saith Matt .xxviii. chapter Go ye therfore baptisyng them in the name of the father and of the sōne and of the holy gost Wherfore be these Anabaptistes men of our tyme so fra●●●e whiche ●ehemently ●●ye ▪ how can the water helpe our soules Here ▪ welbeloued chyldren baptisme is not only the water whyche we washe our handes with but it is the water mixe with the word the commaundement ▪ and the institutiō of Christ whiche yf thou dost take away frō baptisme tho●●ast left it naked without any god●● apparell But at this present I purpose not with my self to concend with y ● Anabaptist ye know what baptisme is therfore heare now wherfore it was instituted of Christ that is how y ● it doth profit vs wherfore it was ordeyned y ● wordes of Christe teache playnelye Who●oeuer shall beleue and shall bee baptysed ▪ shall be saued Of the whiche woorde you may ●●iden●●●e percey●e the m●●nyng And the fr 〈…〉 and ende of baptisme is that we should bee saued To be sa●ed is to be take● awaye from synne the deuyll and 〈…〉 h and ●o be brought into the kyngdome of Christe and to haue euerlastyng lyfe with Christe And here ye heare agayne welbeloued chyldren howe muche we oughte to sette by baptisme as a thyng that bryngeth vnto vs an ●nspekeable treasure Of the whiche chyng i● maye be playnlye perceyued of vs that baptisme is not ●leane water as the babling Anabaptistes ●la●ber ▪ for by pure water as I th●●●● we can not bryng the deuyll or ●de●h ●nd●e the yoke nor obtayne remission of synnes nor get the grace of God and wh●● Christe and the holy ghoste ▪ with all his gyftes ▪ Furthermore who bee those that ●●● made partakers of this so g 〈…〉 a treasure Heare nowe ▪ Christe sheweth this thyng with fe●e woordes in the 〈…〉 Chapter of S. 〈…〉 the ●●ange 〈…〉

whiche make a triumph beare about w t thē the thynge which betokeneth the victorye do shew vnto the people y ● rememberaunce of their victory so Paul sayth y t Christe as a triumphe on the crosse dyd shewe vnto his cruell enemyes y ● weare ouercome that is to say he hath driuen awaye the deuyl death sinne and hath set fourth openly a token of his victorye where by it may be open to all natyons by the onlye victorye gotten by Christe in the Crosse of synne deth the deuil not onlye vnto hym selfe but vnto al vs whiche shall put our hole confidence to be saued ye do vnderstand I trust now welbeloued children what it is to beleue that Christ was crucyfyed synce then y ● Christ hath declared vnto vs by his cros suche greate benefites and that only of his free goodnes and mercy let vs therfore be thankefull vnto hym and let vs crucyfie our flesshe that we may say ●● Paul with our affectes and our concupiscences y ● is let vs bridle the wantōnes of our flesh and our euill affections wich the spirite of god And let vs not do rudely those thinges which y e flesh procureth vs to do the which al myghtye Christ graunte vs to whome with god the father and the holy goste be prayse honour glory world w t out end so be it The seuenth Sermon Domesticall to their children of the death and the buriyng of Christe IT is not vnknowen vnto you as I thinke welbeloued children that we shal dye al once Hebrues 9. chapter For when euen vnto one all we were giltie with sinne death began to rule all men after these saiynges 1. Corint 13. Chap. The pricke of death is sinne and lest death myght swalow you vp Christ maketh for your purpose for why he dyed for this cause y t he mighte satisfie for oure s●nnes and breake the strēgth of death for the which we should dye and death woulde swalowe vs vp Seeyng that therefore there is made satisfaccion for our sinnes by Christ death can no more deuour men for why the death of Christ is our death the satisfaccion of Christ for our sinnes is our satisfaccion Therefore we say in our belefe I beleue in Iesus Christe sonne bothe of god and of the virgin dead and buryed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I confesse that I beleue christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 died for me and I also with him and The tenth sermon domestical vnto their chyldren of the Ascention of Christ THis day as ye know well beloued chyldren we shall intreate of thascention of Iesu Christ vnto the heauens in y e which there remayne goodlye testimonies ●oth oute of the Prophetes the Euaungelistes the wrytyngs of the Apostles For Daiud saith Psalm xv He doth ascend on hygh he hath led captiuitie captiue he hath giuen giftes to men whiche place of the Psalme Paul dothe open Ephesians the .iiij. Chapter and in the fortye and syxte Psalme Dauid sayth Godde hath ascended in gladnesse and the Lorde in the voyce of the trompet The fourtenth Psalme whyche hathe ascended vpon Cherubyn and hath taken hys flyght vpon the feathers of the wynd The hundreth nynth Psalme The lorde saide to my Lorde syt on my ryght hand Furthermore Mark xvi and Luk .i. Chap. in thactes doth make mention playnely in euery place of the story of the ascention of Christ and Peter in his first Epistle y e .iij. Chap. Saith of Christe which is on the ryght hande of god syttynge in heauen And Paul to the Ephe .v. Chap. After the efficacye and strength of his power whiche hee did exercyse in Christ when he shoulde be raysed up from the dead and to cause hym to syt on his right hand in heauen ye do here how goodly the testimonies of holy scripture be brought in of the ascencion of Christ But euery man maye easily say I beleue in Iesus Christe the sonne both of God and of the Virgyn whiche hath ascended vp to the heauēs and sitteth on the right hand of god the father almightie So doth not euery mā knowe the meaning of these wordes or vnderstande them or beleue them It is nothyng els to beleue that christe hathe ascended vp to the heauens and to sytte on the right hand of God the father almightie then that therefore Christe dyd lyft vp hymself from our syghte that he myght haue to doe with all men to rule in all men to be preached of al men and that he might be in all men and that he myght heare the prayers of all men and helpe our cause and defend vs against al euils and to pray for vs and to take the office of an intercessour for vs and an aduocate Romains the eyght chapter and the first epistle of S. Iohn the .ij. Chap. Furthermore we muste not thinke that Christ is farre frō vs but we must thinke clene otherwise Whē that he did walke here in earth he was farre from vs now truely after that he hath ascended vp into the heauens and there shall sit on the ryght hand of god the father almightie that is to saye that he shoulde haue lyke power glory and honour like kingdom w t god the father he is nere vs although our reason cannot compasse it it maketh no matter for it is an article of our faith we must haue a faythe of those thynges which our reason can haue no vnderstādyng of wherfore we must make our reson captine in the obedience of our faith Who wyl not now welbeloued childrē reioyce and be gladde when he heareth that Christe for our sakes hath ascended vp into the heauens that it shoulde prospere vs in all our thyuges both bodye soule Who wyll feare now any of hys enemies whē he doth heare y ● christ sitteth i● heauē at y e right hand of god the father and gouerneth euery mans hert that men cannot do any thynge but as he wyll and shal permyt Furthermore if at any tyme we are sodenly taken wyth any of our enemies or when we do come in peryls we ought constantly to beleue y ● is done by the wyl of oure sauiour Christ Iesus Christ rule vs alway and giue vs that grace y ● we may suffer our selues to be ruled of hym So be yt ❧ The eleuenth domesticall sermon to their Chyldren of the latter iudgemente HEtherto welbeloued Chyldren ye haue heard how Christe was made our lord and sauyour that is to saye made satis●action for our synnes hath vendicated and worme vs freely from death the deuyll and hell and hathe deserued for vs remyssion of oure synnes and lyfe euerlastyng Now the● doth remayne as ye maye heare howe christ now at the last shal shew him selfe openly in his latter iudgement vnto al y ● world veryly to be a mercyfull lord of y ● godly that is a delyuerer of them lord of al thyng to the wicked a sharp iudge Therfor it folow●th in y ● belief I beleue in Iesu christ

partly for that in fewe of vs there is true faith that there shalbe a resurrection of y ● dead for if this faithe were strong in vs truly it could not be but y ● we shuld willingly dye but that this sentence of y ● resurrection which shalbe of the dead may bee made to you more familyer and y ● it once well vnderstand myght make you the willynglyer to departe this presente lyfe we shall speake a fewe wordes at this present time of it We saye therfore in our belief I beleue the resurrection o● the flesh where by this flesh vnderstand you this our body as you myghte saye I beleue that this my very body shall at lengthe ryse agayne or I beeleue the resurrection of this bodye Wherefore exercise your mynde to beleue this that our body which now here we see shalbe raised again but the condition qualitie ●hanged as I may vse the wordes of S. Cyprian For why this our bydy y ● shal rise shalbe incorruptible and immortall not only the iuste as S. Cyprian saieth but the sinners also The iuste truely for because they shal euer tarry with christ and y ● sinners without any remedy shal euer tarry in euerlasting payn .i. Corint .xv. chap. For this corruptible body must put on incorruption and this mortall bodye must put on immortalitie Iob xix chapter I know that my redemer liueth and in the latter daye I shall ryse from the earth and againe I shalbe couered with my skynne and in my fleshe I shall see God whom euen I my selfe shall see and myne eyes shall loke vpon Furthermore of the resurrection y ● shall be of the dead there be many goodly testimonies in holy scripture Ezech .xxxv. chap. saith Behold I shal open your sepulchres and shal bring you out of your sepulchres Daniel .xii. cha And many of those whiche slepe shall come out of the dust of the earth some to euerlasting life some to their rebuke that they maye alway see Christ saith Iohn .i. The houre shall come in the whiche all that be in y ● graues shall heare his voyce and those which haue done good shal go to the resurrectiō of life and those that haue done cuyll to the resurrection of condēnation Matt .xxii. Christ saith also of the resurrection of the dead haue ye not red that it hath bene said vnto you of god which saith I am the god of Abraham the god of Isaac and the god of Iacob God is not the god of the dead but of y ● liuyng And vnto those apply y ● saiyng of Paul .i. Corint .xv .i. Thessa .iiii. and Philip .iij. Chapter In the whiche places there be goodlye testimonyes of the resurrection y ● shalbe of the dead But here perchaūce ye would saye and how and after what sort shall the resurrection of the dead be To these words doth Paul make vs answere and say .i. Corint .xv. chap .i. Thess .iiii. chap. We tell you verily this thyng as the word of the Lorde that we which liue and shalbe least to the commyng of the lord shall not preuente and come before those whiche doo slepe For y ● same lord with a commaundemēt the voyce of the Archaungell and the trumpette of god should descend from heauen those that be dead in Christ shal rise first then we which do liue which shalbe left shalbe taken together with them in y ● cloudes in the ayre to the meatyng of y ● lord and so shal we be alway with the Lorde these be the wordes of S. Paul when he addeth at the latter ende so shall we be alwai with the lord ▪ he declareth how much ioye remaineth to those which die in Christ that at length thei shall ryse to euerlastyng life Furthermore he declareth what we shall doo after that we are relieued we shall come out of y ● earth to immortalitie euerlasting life or we being yet aliue shalbe changed to immortalitie with y ● which thoughtes if our hert shal sōtimes be occupied we shal easily etolerate beare this death whiche maie be a meane vnto vs to an immortalitie euerlastyng lyfe The cause y ● we do ryse christ through his holy resurrectiō hath beserued for us y ● no man should think y ● it cōmeth of his own workes Of y ● whiche Paul doth speake .i. Cor .xv. Chap. in other places of his epistles of y ● which I haue made mētiō a litle before now 〈…〉 shall 〈…〉 in a 〈…〉 y●e ●or 〈…〉 gloriouse 〈…〉 chap. Whi●● 〈…〉 scarce half holy and 〈…〉 y ●●●y ●ost do●h daily 〈…〉 his protection doth 〈…〉 stes churche the ●org 〈…〉 s vntyll suche tyme as we 〈…〉 o an o●her lyfe in the whiche 〈…〉 made 〈…〉 an● and holye and ●h●● we shal●● deliuered frō sinne deat● and from a● euils in our body whiche shalbe immortall and incorrupryble God that is our mercifull father gra●●●e that we may see one another ●oyfully and gladly in that day and that w● may perpetually remayn with our head Christ to whō be prayse 〈…〉 the holy 〈…〉 The sixtenth Sermon Domesticall to their children of the life euerlastyng THere both remayn nowe the last article of our belief as ye knowe wel beloued chyldren of y ● which although we did sum what sprake in the last sermon yet for all that we will common wich a few wordes of it at this present tyme. I therfore in the belief saye I befour the life euerlastyng with y ● which wordes I confesse that I beleue that after that I shall ryse from deathe to lyfe that I shall neuer dye but that I shall haue euerlastyng lyfe with Christe our head whiche is declared openlye in the holy scriptures Daniel .xii. chap. sayeth And many of those whiche slepe shall amake from out of the doust of the earth some to life euerlastynge some to theyr rebuke or punishment that they myght alway see Oseas .xiii. chap. I shall delyuer them out of the handes of death and shall redeme them from death Ezechiel xxxiii Chapter I liue saith the Lorde I wyll not the death of a synner but that he should be conuerted and line .i. Thess iiii chap sayeth that we shall be alwaye with the lord from the resurrection and death therfore we shall liue perpetually with hym But here some men woulde say But what shall this eternall life be Esai .lxvi. chapter sayeth In this place where he maketh mention of the last resurrection of the dead then shalbe a Saboth day of a saboth day and a moneth of a moneth c That is to say then shal it perpetually be holy day and saynctes shal perpetually worship the lord that is they shall knowe the Lord and shal lyue without any spot of synne and shall dye no more And the same thyng doth Iob be are witnesse of sayeth in the sixte●ch cha I know that my redemer liueth c Whiche place I brought out in